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IC 9: Hett-Silva PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Viktors Bricis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Robertson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Viktors Bricis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Bruce Robertson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robertson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bricis tries to avoid it but Robertson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bricis to the ground. Bricis escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bricis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Robertson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Robertson checks a low kick from Bricis.
Horrible takedown by Robertson or perhaps it was just good defense by Bricis which made him look bad.
Robertson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Robertson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Robertson fails to land with a series of punches.
Robertson takes a swing at Bricis's ribcage but misses.
Robertson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Robertson misses with a combination
and Bricis counters with a good low kick that Robertson was not able to check.
Robertson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bricis sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Viktors Bricis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Robertson.
Bricis paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bricis feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Robertson sprawling to the canvas! Robertson rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Bricis finish him?!
It looks like Bruce Robertson has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bricis slips a jab and a cross from Robertson.
Robertson fails to land with a series of punches.
Robertson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bricis circles away quickly and effectively.
Robertson looks gassed!
Bricis loads up on a big right hand but Robertson slips the punch.
Bricis misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bricis cracks Robertson with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Viktors Bricis!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abel Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Chokespear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abel Harris has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Abel Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, William Chokespear!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Harris misses.
Chokespear fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Harris sprawls well initially but Chokespear persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Harris trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harris tries to kick Chokespear off in order to stand up. Chokespear Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Harris is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Chokespear asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Harris tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Chokespear wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Harris manages to work his way to half guard, despite Chokespear's best efforts.
Chokespear performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Harris regains full guard. Nicely done.
Harris wants to get back to his feet but Chokespear is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Harris holds on and takes a little breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris wants to stand but Chokespear is controlling the position.
Harris is pulling down on Chokespear's head. It's preventing any offense from Chokespear, at least for the moment.
Chokespear must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Chokespear preventing the sweep.
Harris is looking to stand up but Chokespear isn't so interested in that idea.
Harris is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Harris has control of Chokespear's left arm, preventing Chokespear from doing any damage.
Harris lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Chokespear!
Chokespear wants to control but Harris is having none of it.
Harris throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Chokespear because Harris loaded up on that one.
Harris unloads with some shots from mount but Chokespear bucks and avoids them well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Chokespear is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Harris looking to ground and pound but Chokespear is blocking nicely.
Chokespear wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Harris.
Chokespear keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Harris putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Harris landing shots from mount.
Harris throwing strikes here but Chokespear is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Chokespear tries to hold on but Harris pushes him away.
Harris landing strikes from the mount and Chokespear is in trouble!
Harris throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harris throwing strikes here but Chokespear is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Harris looking to ground and pound but Chokespear is blocking nicely.
Chokespear reaches up and holds on to Harris to control the position.
Chokespear looks gassed!
Harris misses with a head shot.
Harris throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Chokespear because Harris loaded up on that one.
Harris looking to finish with strikes here!
Harris cracks Chokespear with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Harris misses with a head shot.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Abel Harris dominated that round.
That's time! Harris's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Chokespear changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Harris tries to avoid it but Chokespear manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Harris to the ground. Harris escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Harris loads up on a big right hand but Chokespear slips the punch.
Harris swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A swing and a miss from Harris.
Harris looks to land a left hand but Chokespear moved out of range nicely.
Chokespear uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harris.
Abel Harris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harris will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Harris throws a hook but Chokespear avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Harris throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chokespear slips under a jab from Harris.
Chokespear is breathing heavily.
Harris misses with a looping right.
Harris throws a jab when Chokespear was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Harris.
It looks like William Chokespear has been cut.
A slow jab from Harris misses its intended target.
Harris throws a jab when Chokespear was well out of range.
Harris throws a looping overhand right but Chokespear ducks down to avoid it.
Harris misses the jab.
Harris throws a lazy right hand but Chokespear sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chokespear slips under a jab.
Harris throws the left hand but Chokespear avoids the punch easily.
Harris swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chokespear looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Harris trying to control but Chokespear postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris is looking to improve his position.
Chokespear is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Harris is just riding it out for now. Chokespear eventually gives up the hold.
Harris trying to control here.
Harris is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Harris makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Harris.
Harris controls Chokespear momentarily but Chokespear frees himself.
Chokespear wants to control from the top but Harris keeps moving.
Harris trying to control the position here.
Harris wants to sweep here but Chokespear controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Harris wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Harris is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Chokespear is in trouble now - Harris has advanced to mount!
Harris throwing strikes here but Chokespear is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Harris throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Abel Harris dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on William Chokespear's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Harris looks to land a left hand but Chokespear moved out of range nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Harris misses the target.
Chokespear fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Chokespear takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Chokespear tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harris swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chokespear uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harris.
Chokespear shoots in for a takedown but Harris shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Chokespear fails with the takedown.
Abel Harris has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Chokespear.
Harris connects with a nice looking jab.
Harris is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Chokespear takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chokespear doesn't manage to clinch there - Harris circles away.
Harris throws a hook to the side of Chokespear's head but Chokespear sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Harris uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That has opened up William Chokespear's cut even more.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chokespear slips under a jab.
Harris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chokespear was well out of range. Poor timing from Harris.
A slow jab from Harris misses its intended target.
Harris misses with a looping right.
Horrible takedown by Chokespear or perhaps it was just good defense by Harris which made him look bad.
Chokespear takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Harris throws a hook to the side of Chokespear's head but Chokespear sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Harris throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chokespear sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Harris misses with a hook.
Harris throws a right and a left that Chokespear avoids nicely.
Chokespear shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Harris defends it nicely.
Harris lands a really nice looking cross but Chokespear seems unphased.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Abel Harris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chokespear shoots for a takedown but Harris saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Harris misses the target.
Harris slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Harris throws a shot from downtown. Chokespear moves away and avoids it.
Harris misses with an uppercut.
Harris throws a hook to the side of Chokespear's head but Chokespear sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Harris scores with a jab. Chokespear acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harris thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chokespear ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Chokespear takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Chokespear with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Harris to score with a decent uppercut.
The cut above William Chokespear's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Harris throws a hook but Chokespear blocks it.
Harris misses with a straight right.
William Chokespear is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chokespear ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Harris defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Chokespear.
Harris lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Harris misses with an uppercut. Chokespear saw that one coming.
Harris misses the jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Chokespear.
Harris misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chokespear bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chokespear walks into a jab.
Chokespear takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
William Chokespear has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
William Chokespear's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Harris swinging wildly here.
Harris misses with an uppercut.
Harris looks to throw the jab but Chokespear is out of range.
Chokespear misses with a series of wild punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A jab from Harris misses.
Chokespear shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Abel Harris showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Harris has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Abel Harris!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Cena (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris McBrdie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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230 lbs
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280 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, John Cena!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Boris McBrdie!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McBrdie scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
McBrdie misses with a few strikes there.
Cena walks into a straight right hand from McBrdie.
McBrdie looks to score with a jab to the body but Cena is just out of range.
McBrdie throws a right hand that Cena ducks under and follows up with a left that Cena also avoids with ease.
McBrdie connects with a single shot there.
McBrdie shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
McBrdie performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Cena on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cena tries to get out of the position.
McBrdie wants to take a breather but Cena is having none of it.
Cena is looking for a sweep. McBrdie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from McBrdie.
McBrdie uses his free foot to push down on Cena's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Cena.
McBrdie is landing with some decent strikes but Cena is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
McBrdie controlling the position easily from mount.
McBrdie lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
McBrdie lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
It looks like John Cena has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
McBrdie controlling from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McBrdie with the ground and pound from mount.
McBrdie lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Cena hang on?
McBrdie softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Cena is out cold! McBrdie jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Boris McBrdie!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rayne Wooney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ethan Van Der Meer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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198 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Rayne Wooney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Ethan Van Der Meer!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Daniel Bishop and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wooney swats away the attempt to clinch by Van Der Meer.
Wooney throws a series of punches but Van Der Meer moves out of range.
Van Der Meer tries to clinch but Wooney moves out of range.
Wooney looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wooney catches Van Der Meer with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wooney avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wooney connects with a single shot there.
It looks like Ethan Van Der Meer has been cut.
Wooney connects with a single shot there.
A lazy left from Wooney finds it's target.
Van Der Meer wants to clinch up but Wooney keeps it at a distance.
Van Der Meer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wooney paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Van Der Meer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Van Der Meer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wooney swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Van Der Meer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Van Der Meer takes one to the chin there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A combination from Wooney does no damage.
Wooney lands with a hook. Van Der Meer tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wooney is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Van Der Meer's half guard.
Wooney is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wooney stands up out of the half guard.
Wooney shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Wooney was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Wooney moves to back control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Meer wants to get back to his feet.
Van Der Meer covering up well under a series of strikes from Wooney.
Wooney cracks Van Der Meer with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Van Der Meer from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wooney biding his time, controlling Van Der Meer.
Wooney looking for the choke from the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Van Der Meer trying to get back to his feet but Wooney is in full control for now.
Wooney has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Van Der Meer is trying to get back to his feet but Wooney has full control of the position and if anything, Van Der Meer has just worked his way into a worse spot.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Rayne Wooney dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ethan Van Der Meer's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Van Der Meer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Van Der Meer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wooney ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Van Der Meer tries to clinch but Wooney moves out of range.
Van Der Meer clinches with his opponent.
Wooney tries to circle away but Van Der Meer has him pinned against the cage.
Van Der Meer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wooney pulls guard effortlessly.
Wooney is adopting a defensive guard.
Van Der Meer stops Wooney from standing up.
Wooney is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Meer looking to throw knees to the head but Wooney is blocking nicely.
Wooney has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Van Der Meer avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Wooney wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wooney jumps guard but Van Der Meer stands there with Wooney around his waist. Wooney gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Van Der Meer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Van Der Meer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wooney on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wooney working hard to break the clinch.
Wooney's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wooney looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Wooney looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Meer wants to get back to his feet but Wooney is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wooney stands and steps away. Van Der Meer gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Wooney scores with a one two! Van Der Meer had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wooney throws out a powerful jab.
Wooney scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Wooney controlling the position.
Wooney's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Rayne Wooney dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ethan Van Der Meer's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Van Der Meer tries to clinch but Wooney is having none of it.
Some wild striking there from Wooney.
Van Der Meer tries to clinch but Wooney moves out of range.
Van Der Meer drops his hands momentarily and Wooney takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wooney shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Wooney was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Wooney controlling his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Van Der Meer is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Wooney is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Good shot there by Wooney.
Van Der Meer drops his hands momentarily and Wooney takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wooney connects with a nice looking jab.
Wooney is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Van Der Meer tries to clinch up but Wooney circles away and keeps his distance.
Van Der Meer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rayne Wooney is winning the standup battle so far.
Wooney closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Van Der Meer did well to prevent Wooney getting side control.
Well, if Wooney is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight� I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza� Yum. Can't wait.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooney stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Meer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Van Der Meer is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Van Der Meer tries to clinch up but Wooney circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice straight punches there by Wooney. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Wooney.
Rayne Wooney is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Van Der Meer is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wooney moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wooney moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wooney lands with a good body shot.
Van Der Meer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooney digs a good hook to Van Der Meer's body.
Nice shot by Wooney.
Wooney lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wooney digs a good body shot into Van Der Meer's ribs.
Wooney lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Wooney.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wooney shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Van Der Meer is trying to defend but Wooney finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Wooney moves into full mount! Van Der Meer won't be happy about that!
And that's the end of the fight!
Rayne Wooney showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wooney, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:25
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:25
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rayne Wooney!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Yap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and marek rudzinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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213 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, James Yap!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, marek rudzinski!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Colin Fotheringham and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
rudzinski just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Yap.
Yap takes a swing at rudzinski's ribcage but misses.
Yap swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yap looks to throw the jab but rudzinski is out of range.
Yap comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Yap throws a series of punches but rudzinski avoids them all with ease.
Yap looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yap fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
rudzinski takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
rudzinski looks gassed!
rudzinski swings away with a body shot that misses
and Yap counters with a one-two to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
rudzinski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Yap!
Yap fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
rudzinski drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Yap throws a right hand that rudzinski ducks under and follows up with a left that rudzinski also avoids with ease.
Yap drops rudzinski with a beautiful combination! rudzinski stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Yap is looking for the KO!
rudzinski is rocked!
rudzinski fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
rudzinski is still on wobbly legs! Can Yap finish him?
Yap uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by rudzinski.
rudzinski seems to have recovered his senses.
Yap sends rudzinski crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Yap is motioning to the referee to let rudzinski up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
rudzinski shoots in but no luck this time.
Yap drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks rudzinski right on the button. rudzinski goes down! Yap follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Yap gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Yap!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Levi Weber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by Skindred-Trouble. Weber has chosen 99 Problems by Jay Z as his entrance music. Randy Johnson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Levi Weber's chin.
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217 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Randy Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Levi Weber!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Paul Tew and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weber throws out a loose jab but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Weber.
Johnson misses with a combination
and Weber cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johnson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Johnson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Weber doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Weber fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Johnson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Johnson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Weber.
Weber gets cracked there but stands up to it.
It looks like Levi Weber has been cut.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Weber.
Weber uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Johnson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Weber missing with a left hand there. Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Weber throws out a powerful jab.
Weber throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Johnson stumbling backwards into the cage! Johnson bounces back off the cage towards Weber, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Weber lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Weber celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Levi Weber!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between League Hett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manuel Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manuel Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, League Hett!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Manuel Silva!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Silva.
Silva slips a straight right by Hett.
Hett misses with a looping left.
Silva blocks a jab.
Hett misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva lands with a straight right. Hett didn't see that one coming.
Hett throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hett looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Hett takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hett just misses with a punch to the body.
Hett lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Silva's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Silva duly obliges.
The crowd cheers as Hett lands an impressive looking overhand right. Silva doesn't seem phased though.
A slow jab from Hett misses its intended target.
Silva takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva blocks a jab.
Hett throws a combination that misses
and Silva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Silva punishes Hett's body with a nice straight punch.
Hett takes one to the chin there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva jabs Hett right on the nose. Hett blinks but takes it well.
A jab from Silva does it's job there.
Hett swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hett lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Hett throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hett takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A left lands for Hett.
Silva throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Silva fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hett checks it well.
Silva blocks a jab.
Hett misses with a double jab
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hett misses with a double jab
enabling Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
Hett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Silva.
Silva's corner calls for a 1-2. Silva obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hett falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva counters with a nice body kick.
Hett throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A slow jab from Hett misses its intended target.
Hett thows a body shot but no joy.
Silva lands with an overhand left.
Hett throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hett misses with a double jab
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hett misses the body punch
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silva throws a chopping leg kick but Hett manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Silva lands a jab to the nose.
Hett falls off balance throwing a combination
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Hett misses with a combination
and Hett takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hett throws a combination that misses
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
A slow jab from Hett misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hett misses with an uppercut.
Silva is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hett had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into p�t�.
A telegraphed right hand from Hett misses the target.
Hett throws a combination that misses
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Hett throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Hett misses its intended target.
Hett on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Good exchange - Hett coming out on top.
Hett drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hett throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silva counters with a right hand to the body.
Hett takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Silva bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hett's head.
Hett swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
Silva scores with a nice strike.
Hett lands a slapping body shot.
Hett throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silva counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hett looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Hett gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hett throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hett is breathing heavily.
Hett checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Hett is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hett takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hett swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hett throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silva counters with a nice body shot.
Hett throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hett takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hett swings away with a body shot that misses
and Silva counters with a straight right hand.
Hett throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva counters with a stiff right hand.
Hett throws a combination that misses
and Silva counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Silva clobbers Hett with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Silva scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hett doesn't seem bothered though.
Silva steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hett.
Jab from Silva.
League Hett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A big left from Hett misses.
Hett pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silva scores with a hook to the body. Hett takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hett misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hett takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Manuel Silva dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hett swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Silva cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Silva connects with a body shot.
Hett misses with a body punch
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hett throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silva counters with a left to the body.
Hett misses with an uppercut. Silva saw that one coming.
Silva scores with a body shot.
Hett takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Silva lands a right hook to the body.
Hett checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hett throws an overhand right that lands on Silva's shoulder, as Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Hett needs to keep his hands up - Silva had a free shot at his head there.
Hett throws a sloppy body shot
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hett misses the body punch
letting Silva counter with a right hand.
Hett takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hett is rocked!
Hett on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Oh Hett is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hett throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva drops Hett with a huge uppercut! Hett drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Silva is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Manuel Silva! Manuel Silva retains his lightweight title!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lasi Kukko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Renton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Renton has chosen Pinball Wizard as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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194 lbs
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194 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Lasi Kukko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Justin Renton!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Renton misses with a looping right.
Kukko shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kukko showed some decent athleticism there.
Renton keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Renton looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kukko is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kukko controlling the action here.
Kukko seems to be working for a kimura but Renton defends the submission attempt.
Renton looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Renton is looking for a sweep. Kukko is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kukko working the head and body with strikes.
Renton is looking to improve his position.
Kukko is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Renton has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kukko looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kukko is looking to take a break and control but Renton is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Renton wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kukko trying to mount his opponent but Renton defends it.
Kukko wants to control but Renton is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Renton is trying to stand back up but Kukko is controlling him
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Renton dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kukko. That did some damage!
Renton looks for the body kick but Kukko saw that one coming.
Renton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Renton takes a swing at Kukko's ribcage but misses.
Kukko shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kukko showed some decent athleticism there.
Renton avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kukko.
The fighters are battling for position here. Renton manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kukko trying to control the position from guard on top but Renton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kukko scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kukko trying to control the position from guard on top but Renton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Renton working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kukko.
Renton keeping full guard, as Kukko tries to pass.
Renton looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kukko tries to free his leg and advance position but Renton is retaining full guard.
Kukko preventing the sweep.
Renton throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Renton is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Kukko defends well.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kukko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Renton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kukko gets the takedown into side control.
Kukko is looking to take a break and control but Renton is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Renton is trying to improve his position.
Kukko looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Renton is avoiding damage well.
Kukko lands a nice forearm strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Renton prevents Kukko from moving into mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kukko is looking to take a break and control but Renton is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kukko scoring with punches and elbows.
Kukko tries to move to mount but Renton blocks the move with his legs.
Renton manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Renton looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kukko with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Kukko trying to control but Renton postures up.
Kukko looking for submissions off his back.
Renton not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kukko moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kukko looking for a guillotine here but Renton defends easily.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Lasi Kukko dominated that round.
That's time! Kukko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kukko is trying hard to land a takedown here. Renton sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Renton connects with a solid leg kick.
Kukko closes the distance and clinches up with Renton, looking for a takedown. Kukko pushes Renton against the cage but Renton circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kukko shoots for a double leg takedown but Renton sprawls well. He's pushed Kukko's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lasi Kukko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kukko shoots in but Renton avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Renton defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kukko.
Kukko takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kukko shoots in looking for a takedown. Renton tries to sprawl out of it but Kukko keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Renton manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Renton buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kukko takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Lasi Kukko has been cut.
Renton scores with a sloppy right hand. Kukko should have avoided that one.
Kukko tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Renton connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kukko. Kukko circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Renton delivers a nice body kick.
Renton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jab from Renton.
Kukko takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Renton cracks Kukko with a good jab.
Renton scores with the left hand. Kukko knows he should have avoided that one.
Renton throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kukko's head.
Renton scores with a body shot.
Lasi Kukko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Renton scores with a spinning back kick!
Decent striking displayed by Renton there.
Good shot there by Renton.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Renton throws a head kick that misses.
Renton throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Renton throws a shot to the body.
Kukko takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Renton scores with the left hand. Kukko knows he should have avoided that one.
Kukko gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Renton lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kukko at a distance.
Renton thuds a left hand into Kukko's body.
Renton throws a leg kick which misses Kukko's front leg but catches the back leg as Kukko tries to avoid it.
Renton connects with a looping right hand.
Lasi Kukko's cut is getting worse.
Justin Renton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Renton lands a right hook to the body.
Kukko with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Renton to score with a decent uppercut.
A nice inside leg kick there by Renton. That's going to slow Kukko down.
Renton feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Kukko's calf.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Renton throws a nice inside leg kick.
Renton throws a series of punches but Kukko avoids them all with ease.
Renton connects with a body shot.
Renton cracks Kukko with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Renton throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Renton lands a nice looking body shot.
Renton scores with a push kick.
Renton lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jab from Renton.
Renton throws a shot to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Renton scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kukko doesn't seem bothered though.
Renton jabs at Kukko's body.
Renton lands with a kick to the ribs.
Renton moves into range and connects with a jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Renton!
Renton cracks Kukko with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Justin Renton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Renton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kukko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Renton lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Lasi Kukko's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Renton connects with a right hand. Kukko shakes it off.
Renton lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Renton keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Kukko 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kukko blocks a head kick by Renton.
Kukko shoots in and drives through. Renton sprawls well.
Kukko looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Renton scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Renton lunges at Kukko with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kukko's hand.
Renton throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kukko's head.
Renton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Renton connects with a solid leg kick.
Renton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Renton takes a swing at Kukko's ribcage but misses.
Kukko blocks a head kick by Renton.
Renton throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kukko.
Jeez, Lasi Kukko's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Renton digs a good hook to Kukko's body.
Renton has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Renton cracks Kukko with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kukko tries to clinch but Renton moves out of range.
Kukko with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Renton to score with a decent uppercut.
Kukko closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Kukko throwing shots but Renton is blocking nicely.
Renton gets full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Renton is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Renton escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kukko gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kukko trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Renton is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kukko is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Kukko got a little sloppy there for a moment and Renton has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kukko has managed to get both his arms back between Renton's legs - danger averted.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kukko is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Renton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lasi Kukko's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Kukko decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Renton pushes Kukko off looking to stand but Kukko dives back in and keeps control.
Kukko looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kukko misses with a head shot. Renton uses the momentum to regain guard.
Kukko postures up in Renton's guard and throws a big left but Renton blocks it.
Kukko drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kukko jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Lasi Kukko overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kukko pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Renton is keeping the position for now.
Kukko throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Renton works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kukko got a little sloppy there for a moment and Renton has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kukko has managed to get both his arms back between Renton's legs - danger averted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kukko looking to pass the guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Renton is looking for a triangle but Kukko pushes his legs off easily.
Kukko avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kukko advances to half guard.
Kukko wants to control but Renton is keeping him busy.
Kukko is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Renton doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kukko.
Kukko has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Renton trying to control from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kukko passes the guard and advances to mount!
Kukko lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Renton tries to lock up and control but Kukko gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kukko looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Renton can't escape the position.
Kukko looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Kukko has control of Renton's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Renton regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Renton wants to hold on but Kukko pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kukko has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Renton's face.
Kukko is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Renton has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Renton!
Renton distracts Kukko with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Renton passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kukko is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Renton off and has taken his back!
Renton is trying to stand back up.
Kukko is trying to stick to Renton's back but Renton is turning into Kukko. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Kukko's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Renton.
Kukko is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Kukko landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kukko is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Renton is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kukko's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kukko's back!
Renton looking for the RNC.
Kukko defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Renton's arms.
Kukko manages to reverse the position and now he's in Renton's guard. Nice work there by Kukko.
Kukko thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Renton tries to strike from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Lasi Kukko.
I think Kukko has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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